Hostages Are Safe As Hijacking Ends

Published: January 1, 2000

The hijackers of an Indian Airlines plane won the release of three prominent militants jailed in India. All of them sped away from the airport in Afghanistan, trying to get out of the country. The names and nationalities of the hijackers are still unknown. With the release, more than 150 haggard passengers, kept on board for eight days, were freed unharmed. They flew to New Delhi, for family reunions, both wrenching and joyous.